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Athens

Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, Oct 6

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

322 head

▼ 376 vs last sale 698▼ 351 vs year ago 673 · −52.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

178 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 127▲ 85 vs year ago 93 · +91.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 56▲ 10 vs year ago 52 · +19.2%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. slaughter cows mostly steady with two outstanding individuals bringing 73.00 to 74.00, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers steady, heifer calves 3.00 to 4.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.53/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$120.53

92 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$87

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$9.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.50

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	495	123.47	612	38
Medium and Large 3	441	122.54	541	27
Medium and Large 1	611	114.38	699	27

One grade step is worth $9.09/cwt here — about −$87 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale92 hd

120.53

—

GA average15 barns · 1,500 hd

119.03

+1.50

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,739	87.69	1,525	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	62.18	765	104
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	60.85	918	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	48.98	469	27

Every lot

53 lots · USDA AMS · Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	166.27/cwt	165.00–167.50	540	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	567	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	618	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	134.00/cwt	127.50–137.50	694	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	119.83/cwt	119.00–122.50	701	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	132.75/cwt	132.50–133.00	810	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	141.61/cwt	140.00–142.50	521	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	132.79/cwt	130.00–137.50	505	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	424	126.40/cwt	122.50–130.00	536	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	627	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	137.35/cwt	132.50–142.00	584	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	126.70/cwt	122.50–132.50	606	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	115.56/cwt	112.50–120.00	552	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	117.47/cwt	116.00–119.00	617	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	107.78/cwt	106.00–110.00	566	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	110.58/cwt	105.00–115.00	633	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	119.45/cwt	116.00–124.00	690	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	111.02/cwt	109.00–115.00	696	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	106.60/cwt	105.00–110.00	727	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	285	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	499	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	310	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	535	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	324	158.90/cwt	155.00–162.50	515	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	164.87/cwt	162.50–167.50	618	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	151.10/cwt	147.50–157.50	574	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	405	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	597	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	433	136.61/cwt	135.00–141.00	592	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	128.48/cwt	122.50–132.50	604	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	505	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	694	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	127.20/cwt	125.00–131.00	672	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	531	117.57/cwt	115.00–122.50	624	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	108.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	614	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	125.22/cwt	123.00–127.00	716	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	118.25/cwt	115.00–121.00	676	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	117.17/cwt	113.00–120.00	730	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	107.90/cwt	105.00–111.00	674	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	671	115.76/cwt	110.00–120.00	777	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	720	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	814	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,497	83.36/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,248	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	92.62/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,667	2
Bulls	—	—	1,839	88.21/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,622	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	922	44.09/cwt	40.00–47.00	407	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	546	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	51.41/cwt	48.00–55.00	505	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	59.21/cwt	56.00–63.00	710	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	53.55/cwt	51.00–55.00	646	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	67.25/cwt	64.00–71.00	855	44
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,482	66.66/cwt	66.00–67.00	988	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	61.06/cwt	58.00–64.00	920	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	54.26/cwt	54.00–55.00	840	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	971	657.61/cwt	570.00–760.00	6,385	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	840.59/cwt	780.00–930.00	8,969	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,090	757.83/cwt	690.00–800.00	8,260	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	890.12/cwt	870.00–910.00	10,975	2

This sale against other markets

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Wed Oct 6, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 698Year ago 673

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 127Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 56Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	135.00–141.00	136.61
4	—	565	105.00–110.00	108.68
7	—	531	115.00–122.50	117.57
6	—	470	122.50–132.50	128.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	175.00	175.00
7	—	572	123.00–127.00	125.22
1	—	505	137.50	137.50
2	—	375	162.50–167.50	164.87
1	—	310	172.50	172.50
14	—	623	113.00–120.00	117.17
2	—	720	113.00	113.00
10	—	671	110.00–120.00	115.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	147.50	147.50
4	—	380	147.50–157.50	151.10
6	—	572	115.00–121.00	118.25
6	—	528	125.00–131.00	127.20
5	—	324	155.00–162.50	158.90
6	—	625	105.00–111.00	107.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	425	132.50–142.00	137.35
11	—	572	105.00–115.00	110.58
3	—	368	140.00–142.50	141.61
7	—	525	116.00–119.00	117.47
10	—	478	122.50–132.50	126.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	147.50	147.50
8	—	578	116.00–124.00	119.45
3	—	682	105.00–110.00	106.60
15	—	627	109.00–115.00	111.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	112.50–120.00	115.56
6	—	380	130.00–137.50	132.79
3	—	525	106.00–110.00	107.78
10	—	424	122.50–130.00	126.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	127.50–137.50	134.00
2	—	325	165.00–167.50	166.27
1	—	360	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	152.50	152.50
2	—	610	132.50–133.00	132.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	119.00–122.50	119.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,199	56.00–63.00	59.21
44	—	1,272	64.00–71.00	67.25
8	—	1,207	51.00–55.00	53.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	922	40.00–47.00	44.09
16	—	983	48.00–55.00	51.41
1	—	925	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,482	66.00–67.00	66.66
3	—	1,548	54.00–55.00	54.26
11	—	1,506	58.00–64.00	61.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,497	79.00–85.00	83.36
6	—	1,839	87.00–90.00	88.21
2	—	1,800	92.00–93.00	92.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,067	780.00–930.00	840.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,233	870.00–910.00	890.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,090	690.00–800.00	757.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	971	570.00–760.00	657.61

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.